Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-10-14
OF THE ELECTION RETURNS.

SEC. 13. AS soon as the POLLS shall close, the
officers of the election shall proceed to count
ell the votes cast for each candidate voted
for, and mako full return of the same in
triplicate with return sheet in addition, in
all of which the votes received by each can
didate shall be given after his name. first
in words thon in figures. and shall be sign
ed by all the said officers and by over eers IL
any, or il not so certified, the overseers and
any officer refusing 10 sign or certify, or
either of them, shall write upon each of
the returns his or their reason for not signing
or certifying them. The vote soon as
counted shall also be publicly and fully de-
clared from the window to the citizens pre-
sent and a blief statement showing the votes
received by each candidate shall be made
and signed by the election offers as soon
as the votes are counted; and the same shall
he immediately posted upon the door of the
election house for Information OF the pub:ic.
The triplicate returns shall be enclosed in
envelopes end be sealed iii the presence of
the officers and one envelope, with the uuscal-
ed return sheet given TO the Judge, which
SHALL coptain one list of voters tally papers and
oath OF officers, and another OF said envelopes
shall be given to the minority Inspector. All
j.dgcs living within twelve miles of the
Prntionotary's Office, or within twenty-four
miles. il their residence he in q town, city
or village upon the line of railroad leading
20 the county seat shall before two o'clvc.
past meridian OF the day after the election
and all other Judges shall, before twelve
o'clock meridian of the second day after the
election. deliver said return, together with
return sheet, to The prothonotaiy of the
court of coInnon pleas Of the county, which
said return shall be liled and the day and the
hour Of fling marked thereon an shall be
preserved by the prcthonotary for public
inspection. At twelve O'Clock on the second
day following any election, tile prothoaotIrv
.r.f tn.,t hall
the said returns to the said court. In coIn-
ties where there is no resident president
Judge, the associate Judge shall perform the
duties imposed upou the court OF common
pleas, which shall convene for said purpose;
the return presented By the proilorotary
shall be opened by said court aud computed
by such of its officers and such sworn assis-
tants as the ccurt shall aTroint; in the pres
ence OF the Judge or judges of said court, on
the return certified and GER
tificates of election issued under
the seal Of the cours ae Is now required TO
he done by return judges; aud the vote as so
computed aud cer:ificd shall be male a matter
of record in said court The sessions of said
court shall, be opened to the public, and in
case the returns Of an election district shall be
missing when the returns are presented, or in
any case of complaint OF qualified elector
nuder oath, charging palplble fraad or mis-
take. and particularly specifying the alleged
fraud or mistake or where fraud or mistake
is apparent on the return. the court, shall eY:
anime the return and il, in the Judgment at
the court, it shall be necessary to just re-
turn. said court shall issue summary process
against the election officers and overseers,
in any of the election districts complained Of
to bring them forthwith into court, with all
election papers in their possession; aud if pal
pabla mistake or fraud shall be discovered. it
shall, upon such hearing as may be deemed
necessary to enlighten the court. be corrected
by the court and 80 certified; but al allega-|
tions of rslpable fraud or mistake shall bel
decided by the said court within three days|
after tho day the returns brought into|
court for computation, and the ssid iinqairyI
shall be directed only to palpable fraud or mi5sI
take, and shall not be deemed Judicial adiG-|
dication to conclude any contest nov or hefe-|
after to be provided by law and the ether oil
said triplicate returns shall be he PLACED ip 81
box aud sealed up with the pallots. II auyI
of the said judges shall himself be csnddate|
for any Office of any election, he shall not sit|
with the court, or act in counting the returns|
judges, if any, shall act.
Given under my hand at my Office st Butler
this 9th day of October. in the year of our
Lord, 1857, and in the 1l2th year Of the Inde-
pendence of the United States Of North
America,
PETER KRAMER,
Sheriff Of Butler County